- Title
- Combat-related distress, quality-of-life in veterans, posttrauma growth: a systematic review
- Creator
- Zagninski, Natalie
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Masters Coursework - Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych)
- Description
- Functional improvement and quality-of-life concepts such as captured in the domains of posttrauma growth, are poorly understood and not embedded in recovery programs designed to mitigate combat-related distress in veterans. In fact, quality-of-life, a factor encapsulated in the Complex PTSD category in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11), is not currently targeted for improvement in programs. This may be related to the narrow focus on diagnostic outcomes following combat-related posttrauma distress. This systematic review evaluated the role of posttrauma/posttraumatic growth in quality-of-life outcomes for veteran populations by summarising the volume, characteristics, and findings of research to date. It was undertaken using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist and included studies addressing four key themes: combat veterans, posttrauma distress, posttrauma growth and quality-of-life. A narrative assessment of studies identified trends and synergies in both time and topic and to understand if a body of evidence exists to support posttrauma growth processes to increasing quality-of-life for veterans with combat-related posttrauma distress. There is general support for the finding that posttrauma growth processes increase quality-of-life for veterans. However, research approaches vary widely and no trends are observed in the way posttrauma growth processes are integrated in programs or assessed. This may indicate that, despite calls for interventions based on posttrauma growth, research in this area has stalled. This body of work lays the foundation for future directions in research to improve outcomes for combat veterans.
- Subject
- combat veterans; posttrauma growth; quality-of-life; functioning; mental health; systematic review
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1492966
- Identifier
- uon:53457
- Rights
- Copyright 2023 Natalie Zagninski
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
- Hits: 1546
- Visitors: 1720
- Downloads: 222
| Thumbnail | File | Description | Size | Format | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Details Download | ATTACHMENT01 | Thesis | 1 MB | Adobe Acrobat PDF | View Details Download | ||
| View Details Download | ATTACHMENT02 | Abstract | 277 KB | Adobe Acrobat PDF | View Details Download |